How long would it take to walk every street in Washington, D.C.?
How many streets does Washington, D.C. have?
Washington, D.C. has 3,365 km of walkable streets and paths, across 1,999 named streets and 8 districts. Walking 5 km a day, it would take at least 673 days (about 2 years) to walk every one of them.
Covers the area inside the official District of Columbia boundary on OpenStreetMap. Last updated 4 October 2026.
Every street walked once, 5 km a day. Real walks double back, so the true number is a little higher.
Washington, D.C. is the 206th biggest of the 576 cities on Untrod by length of streets. About 18% of it is paths, footways and steps, close to the 19% of a typical city. Of its districts, Ward 5 takes longest (110 days) and Ward 1 is quickest (35 days). Along the way there are 513 landmarks to collect as stamps.
Start small
The quickest parts of Washington, D.C. to finish. Each one is a few months of daily walks.
Your pace
The same streets at a different speed.
What’s the longest street in Washington, D.C.?
16.9 km inside Washington, D.C.
11.2 km, then 14th Street Northwest at 11.2 km
There are 3 separate streets called U Street Northwest
Landmarks to collect
513 stamps in Washington, D.C.. Each one is added to your map when you walk past.
Put it in perspective
All districts
Washington, D.C.’s 8 districts. Select a column to sort.
Cities like Washington, D.C.
Nearby, and about the same size.
Questions
What counts as a street?
Every street, lane and path in OpenStreetMap that you’re allowed to walk on, named or not: residential streets, main roads, footways, park paths and steps. Motorways, private roads, driveways and car parks are left out, and so are pavements drawn as separate lines, because walking one already counts for the street beside it.
Why “at least”?
The number assumes you walk each street once, with no doubling back and no walk to get there. Real walks overlap, so it will take a little longer.
Where does the data come from?
From OpenStreetMap, a map of the world made by volunteers. Washington, D.C.’s streets were last updated in October 2026.
What if a street is missing?
Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap. It will appear here, and on your map in Untrod, after the next update.
How does Untrod track it?
Untrod for iPhone records your location during a walk, and only then, and colours in each street you walk along. Your map is only visible to you until you choose to share it.
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